पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 12, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.79°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra146.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.54°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha209.55°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra190.93°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani157.14°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 14:08
Yamaganda05:48 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 09:58
Varjyam06:16 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:48 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:12 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:35 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:58 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:22 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:45 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:08 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:32 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:55 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:32 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:08 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:45 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:22 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:58 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:35 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:12 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866682.27
Julian Day2455147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.85°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9908°), declination -17.68°, EoT 15.43 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2009-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)